A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1330

c5.1330

PARIKSHIT. Son of Abhimanyu by his wife Uttarā, grandson of Arjuna, and father of Janamejaya. He was killed by Aswatthāman in the womb of his mother and was born dead, but he was brought to life by Krishna, who blessed him and cursed Aswatthāman. When Yudhi-shthira retired from the world, Parikshit succeeded him on the throne of Hastinā-pura. He died from the bite of a serpent, and the Bhāgavata Purāna is represented as having been rehearsed to him in the interval between the bite and his death. Also written Parikshit.